Project Leopard Interior Direction Change So as I was thinking about the door cards, something popped up in my head. I remember Chris P. posted that he installed R31 door cards. I was intrigued and I had to look at his pictures. That is when I committed to changing the interior. I loved how the …
Project Leopard – Interior gutted – Feb 2020 It’s February 2020, it’s been a couple months since I was in LA when Project Leopard arrived at the SR20 Store. I just got back from Japan and had all the interior pieces waiting. My initial plan was to bring the interior up to the Bay area …
Project Leopard Interior updates 1 As soon as I got back from LA, an M30 convertible landed in the Oakland PnP. I went there to grab parts for the Project Leopard. My initial idea was to grab all the parts I needed to redo the interior, the bumper covers (which are pretty bad) and the …
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Interior Like most M30s, the interior was in rough condition. This was a drift missile, so the abuse and neglected didn’t just show on the outside, it also showed on the inside. The interior of this M30 was Brown/Tan. The driver’s side door didn’t open easily because the door card was …
Project Leopard’s radiator support I was wondering what the issue of the hood was. I get the car was banged up, but I didn’t know until I went over it. There was an issue with the hood not locking and actually flying open during a drift event. I knew it wouldn’t be as simple as …
Assessment of Project Leopard’s engine bay The RB25det was removed from Project Leopard. This left the engine bay pretty open. Upon assessment, The R31 subframe that was used to mount the RB25det. Marco examined the wiring and noted that it seems like it was all there. He even noted one of his signature pieces for …
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Exterior I didn’t know how rough Project Leopard was. I knew Jon said that the bumper covers need to be replaced. I was expecting more as the car was a drift missile. And that proved to be true. It was obvious that there was a lot to assess and I had …
After it was decided I was going to get the car, I immediately asked Jon what were the main components missing. He mentioned the Transmission (RB25det),Greddy Intake manifold and exhaust manifold with turbo. Marco said he can get a transmission. I then said I will get the Greddy Intake manifold. The exhaust manifold and turbo …
The RB25det was taken apart and found to have a bad #6 piston ringland. While I thought about getting another RB25det, the problem is that the motor would still be used. Having this engine taken apart would cost a bit more, but I could rebuild it. Marco told me I could take my time too …
After coordinating with Marco and Jon, we set it at December 22nd, Sunday. Marco said the SR20 store would be open at 9am. Jon said he will tow the car down for gas money. I would eventually fly down instead of drive there. I would let Edrik, Roger V, Ozzy, Dominic, Randy and my cousin …
